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The Animatrix (2003) -- The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the "Matrix" universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.
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The Animatrix (2003) -- In the world of a Samurai training program, Cis, a soldier of Zion, must choose between love and his comrades of the real world.
The Animatrix (2003) -- The crew of the Osiris must relay a message to the rebel city of Zion. The sentinels are on their way...Prelude to The Matrix.
The Animatrix (2003) -- A small group of rebels has captured a sentient robot and proceeds to program it to act as an ally for their cause.

Overview

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Writers:
Andy Wachowski (screenplay) &
Lana Wachowski (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 June 2003 (USA) more
Plot:
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Cast

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Akio Ôtsuka ... Thadeus (voice)

Clayton Watson ... Michael Karl Popper AKA The Kid (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Pamela Adlon ... Jue (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Hedy Burress ... Cis (segment "Program") / Yoko (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson ... Clarence (voice) (as T.C. Carson)
Melinda Clarke ... Alexa (segment "Matriculated") (voice)

Olivia d'Abo ... Rox (segment "Matriculated") (voice)

Dane A. Davis ... 01 Versatran Spokesman (segment "The Second Renaissance, Part II") (voice)
William R. Dean ... Additional Voices (voice)

John DeMita ... Teacher (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)

Debi Derryberry ... Kid (segment "The Second Renaissance, Part II") (voice)
John Di Maggio ... Crew Man (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser (segment "Program") (voice)

Alex Fernandez ... Tom (segment "World Record") (voice)
Jack Fletcher ... Townsperson (segment "Beyond") / Sandro (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Julia Fletcher ... The Instructor (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Narrator (segment "World Record") / Townsperson (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Bette Ford ... Old Woman (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)

Rick Gomez ... Pilot (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)
Tom Kenny ... Operator (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)

Phil LaMarr ... Duo (segment "Program") (voice)
Tress MacNeille ... Housewife / Kenny (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Matt McKenzie ... Agent #1 (segment "World Record") / Agent (segments "Beyond" and "A Detective Story") (voice)

Carrie-Anne Moss ... Trinity (segments "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)

Keanu Reeves ... Neo (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson ... Thadeus (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Cop (segment "Kid's Story") / Agent #2 (segment "World Record") (voice)

Rodney Saulsberry ... Chyron (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Dwight Schultz ... Townspeople, Policeman, Exterminators (segment "Beyond") / Nonaka (segment "Matriculated") / Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Part I&II") (voice)

Allison Smith ... Reporter (segment "World Record") (voice)
Kath Soucie ... Pudgy / Masa / Sara (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Tara Strong ... Crew Woman (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Nurse (segment "World Record") / Misha (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Jill Talley ... Mother / Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Townsperson (segment "Beyond") (voice)

James Arnold Taylor ... Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Miscellaneous (segment "Kid's Story") / Ash (segment "A Detective Story") / Raul (segment "Matriculated") (voice)

John Wesley ... Dan's Dad (segment "World Record") (voice)
Victor Williams ... Dan (segment "World Record") (voice)
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102 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
WILHELM SCREAM: in the episode, "Matriculated". It happens when the Sentinels attack the humans in the lab near the end. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The word "scanning" is misspelled as "scaning" on a monitor. more
Quotes:
Trinity: There's a difference, Mr. Ash, between a trap and a test. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Anime: Drawing a Revolution (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
VIRUS more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
If you want to understand "The Matrix" you don't want to miss this, 1 January 2009
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Author: Attila Duka (MatrixG) from Romania

Born from the directors(Larry and Andy Wachowski)of "The Matrix" ,this 9 part great animated movie tell's the story of what happened whit mankind before the time that "The Matrix" takes place.

Here are the titles of the nine part of The Animatrix: 1.Final Flight of the Osiris 2.Kid's Story 3.The Second Renaissance Part I 4.The Second Renaissance Part II 5.Beyond 6.A Detective Story 7.Program 8.World Record 9.Matriculated

In the first part of The Animatrix "Final Flight of the Osiris" we find out that the Osiris is the ship who informs Zion that the machines are digging direct to it.

If you don't watch the "Kid's story" you will not be able to understand what does the kid is talking about to Neo in "The Matrix Reloaded"

But the most important parts of The Animatrix are the The Second Renaissance Part's in which is told the story between man and machine.

The movie is the necessary introduction of "The Matrix", don't miss it

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